New food labelling system launched by Caroline Spelman
Caroline Spelman, Environment Secretary and MP for Meridan, announced the launch of a new food labelling system in the UK at the Conservative Party Conference this week.
In her keynote speech at the Birmingham conference, Spelman unveiled the government's plans to promote British food standards via a new labelling system for food which will tell consumers exactly where products have come from.
During her speech - in which she also advocated the government's use of 'green' technology -Spelman said:
"We're working on new measures to help government departments buy food to British standards
.
"And we're working with industry on honest labelling so buyers can feel confident about where their food is coming from.
"And people do care where food comes from because they want to know that it's grown without damage to the environment."
The details of the new food labelling system are yet to be revealed, but the changes to existing policy, once implemented, will affect all those in leading food jobs at every stage of the production and packaging process. This will include everyone from farmers, food manufacturers and processors to supermarkets, local food and drink shops and most importantly, consumers.
In her keynote speech at the Birmingham conference, Spelman unveiled the government's plans to promote British food standards via a new labelling system for food which will tell consumers exactly where products have come from.
During her speech - in which she also advocated the government's use of 'green' technology -Spelman said:
"We're working on new measures to help government departments buy food to British standards
.
"And we're working with industry on honest labelling so buyers can feel confident about where their food is coming from.
"And people do care where food comes from because they want to know that it's grown without damage to the environment."
The details of the new food labelling system are yet to be revealed, but the changes to existing policy, once implemented, will affect all those in leading food jobs at every stage of the production and packaging process. This will include everyone from farmers, food manufacturers and processors to supermarkets, local food and drink shops and most importantly, consumers.
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